Senior Cost Controller | Flexible Work (R&D Projects)

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority; Abingdon; Sur place; GBP 61 000 - 83 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Performance bonus

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Site closure

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

UKAEA is recruiting for a Senior Cost Controller to lead cost management across multi-million-pound R&D and first-of-kind projects at Culham, Oxfordshire. You will monitor budgets, track costs against forecasts, and provide timely reports to senior leadership and governance boards.

The role requires a strong background in cost management, forecasting, and finance reporting, plus excellent stakeholder and team leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project cost control for large-scale engineering, construction, or energy projects.
• Strong knowledge of cost management methodologies, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Experience presenting cost and budget information to senior stakeholders and project governance boards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience leading, developing and managing high-performing teams.
• A recognised project management qualification (e.g. AACE, PMI, APM, PRINCE2).

Responsabilités

• Develop, maintain, and monitor detailed project cost control budgets for multi-million-pound R&D and first of kind projects.
• Track actual costs against forecasts, identify variance and recommend corrective actions to keep projects on target.
• Analyse performance trends, identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate closely with Project Managers, planners and commercial teams to align financial data with project timelines and deliverables.
• Prepare and present accurate, timely cost reports to senior leadership, steering committees and Government boards.
• Support contract management by understanding NEC4 payment processes and validating invoices and ensuring compliant with agreed term and / or change orders.
• Lead cost risk assessments and contribute to contingency planning for complex R&D projects.
• Mentor Junior cost controllers sharing best practices and fostering a culture of accuracy and accountability.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including collaboration partners, suppliers and senior leadership.
• Support strategic resource planning and contribute to the continuous development of UKAEA’s project delivery capability.

Connaissances

Cost management

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project governance

Communication

Mentoring

Contract understanding

Formation

Prince2 / PMI / AACE certification

Description du poste

UKAEA is recruiting for a Senior Cost Controller to lead cost management across multi-million-pound R&D and first-of-kind projects at Culham, Oxfordshire. You will monitor budgets, track costs against forecasts, and provide timely reports to senior leadership and governance boards.

The role requires a strong background in cost management, forecasting, and finance reporting, plus excellent stakeholder and team leadership skills.